Best EZ-Booker Alternative: TicketingHub

One fee you can hold in your head — and only when you sell

Budgeting for booking software shouldn't need a spreadsheet. EZ-Booker's cost is four numbers: a subscription, a booking percentage, a per-OTA charge and an onboarding fee. TicketingHub is one: 3% per online booking, nothing else, nothing due before you've made a sale. Widget, OTA channel manager, point of sale and 24/7 support included from day one — rated 5.0 on Capterra.

The two platforms overlap in scope — channel management, a booking widget, dynamic pricing — but they charge very differently, and the difference shifts with your volume and OTA mix. Here's the honest maths.

What is EZ-Booker?

EZ-Booker is a channel manager and booking engine for tour and activity operators, travel agencies and destination management companies. Founded in 2017 and based in Zagreb, Croatia, it's a small team — company records list 2 to 10 employees — built around real-time OTA connections, dynamic pricing and a booking widget. Payments run through Stripe or Monri directly into the operator's own account.

EZ-Booker positions itself as one of a small number of channel managers with live price synchronisation to Viator, alongside GetYourGuide. It targets small and mid-sized operators, particularly in outdoor and water activities, and hasn't published any large enterprise clients or funding history.

EZ-Booker pricing: what the stack adds up to

EZ-Booker's published pricing stacks several charges across two plans. Grow is 49 euros a month (44 yearly) plus 2% on applicable bookings, plus 0.50 euros per OTA booking, plus a one-off 290-euro onboarding fee, for up to 10 active tours. Scale is 89 euros a month (81 yearly) plus 1.5%, the same 0.50-euro OTA fee, and a 490-euro onboarding fee, for up to 20 tours plus a dedicated account manager. Enterprise pricing is quote-only.

What does that mean for your money? Selling 3,000 euros a month online, Grow costs 49 euros (subscription) plus 60 euros (2%) — 109 euros before OTA fees, plus 290 euros of onboarding in month one. TicketingHub: 90 euros, full stop. In a slow month with only 500 euros in sales, EZ-Booker still bills 59 euros — nearly four times TicketingHub's 15 — because the subscription doesn't shrink when bookings do. With TicketingHub, the quiet months protect themselves: you only pay when you earn.

At higher, steady volumes the arithmetic shifts: at 10,000 euros a month, Grow comes to roughly 249 euros before OTA fees — under TicketingHub's flat 300. The trade-off is the onboarding cost, the per-OTA surcharge, and the 10-tour cap that forces an upgrade to Scale. Do the maths for your own volume; TicketingHub's 3% carries no setup fee, no per-OTA surcharge, and no cap on tours listed.

EZ-Booker vs TicketingHub, side by side

• Pricing - EZ-Booker: 2% (Grow) or 1.5% (Scale) per applicable booking, plus a subscription and a per-OTA fee. TicketingHub: 3% per online booking, nothing else.
• Monthly fee - EZ-Booker: 49 euros (Grow) or 89 euros (Scale) a month. TicketingHub: none.
• Setup - EZ-Booker: 290 euros (Grow) or 490 euros (Scale) onboarding fee. TicketingHub: none.
• OTA channel manager - EZ-Booker: real-time sync with Viator and GetYourGuide, plus 0.50 euros per OTA booking. TicketingHub: real-time sync with Viator, GetYourGuide and other resellers, no extra fee - operators' OTA sales grew 401% between 2022 and 2025.
• Magic Link - EZ-Booker: not published. TicketingHub: customers reschedule, cancel or convert to a voucher themselves.
• Point of sale - EZ-Booker: not published (a Virtual Sales Point module tracks referral links, not an in-person till). TicketingHub: iOS and Android POS, works offline, with printers, cash registers and PDQ machines.
• Support - EZ-Booker: 24/7 support listed for Enterprise customers; not confirmed for Grow or Scale. TicketingHub: 24/7 chat and email support for every operator, plus free migration help.
• Reviews - EZ-Booker: listed on Capterra with no reviews yet. TicketingHub: 5.0 rating on Capterra.

Why operators switch to TicketingHub

Keep more of every booking

EZ-Booker's cost is a subscription plus a percentage plus a per-OTA charge plus onboarding. TicketingHub is 3% per online booking — nothing else to add up, nothing due before your first sale, and no 290-to-490-euro fee just to get started.

Let the off-season pay for itself

A 49-to-89-euro subscription is due whether you sell one booking or a hundred — for a seasonal water-sports or outdoor operator, that's dead money all winter. TicketingHub only charges when a customer pays: a slow January costs you nothing, and the software bill can never outrun the bookings.

Fill slots you can't sell yourself — without a surcharge

Every booking EZ-Booker routes through an OTA adds 0.50 euros on top of its other fees — a small tax on your own growth. TicketingHub syncs Viator, GetYourGuide and other resellers in real time with no per-booking charge, so extra demand flows into your calendar and stays profitable. Operators using it grew OTA sales 401% between 2022 and 2025.

Get your evenings back

EZ-Booker doesn't publish a self-serve reschedule tool or a waiver integration. Magic Link lets customers reschedule, cancel or convert to a voucher on their own — you keep the sale instead of a refund, and your inbox stays quiet. Smartwaiver handles digital waivers, so nobody's chasing paper at the dock.

Help at the hours you actually work

EZ-Booker lists 24/7 support for Enterprise customers only; it's not confirmed on Grow or Scale. With TicketingHub, every operator gets 24/7 chat and email — because booking problems happen on Saturday nights, not office hours. Chris G., a developer, on Capterra: "from getting started and setup fast to general random questions about functionality at 9pm on a Saturday night the team reply fast".

Who is EZ-Booker right for?

• Small operators and DMCs, particularly in Croatia and the wider Balkans region, already selling through Viator or GetYourGuide who want a lightweight channel manager.
• Operators with 20 or fewer active tours running steady, non-seasonal volume, where the lower percentage fee can offset the fixed subscription.
• Teams that want a dedicated account manager, available on the Scale plan.

Who is TicketingHub right for?

• ✅ Operators who want one flat 3% fee and nothing else to budget for - no subscription, no setup fee, no per-OTA charge.
• ✅ Seasonal businesses that don't want to pay for software through their quiet months.
• ✅ Operators who want waivers, a reseller portal and walk-up sales handled by the same platform.
• ✅ Teams that want a quieter inbox: customers self-serve reschedules, cancellations and vouchers via Magic Link.
• ✅ Operators growing OTA sales who don't want a per-booking surcharge taxing that growth.
• ✅ Anyone who wants 24/7 support on every plan, and a free, fast migration.

The results operators actually get

"TicketingHub is a fantastic booking management system. The abandoned cart emails have noticeably reduced the number of people that don't book." - Shannon R., small business owner (Capterra).

City Tours Belfast grew ticket sales 400% after switching to TicketingHub from Checkfront, another channel-manager-style platform. Switching isn't the risk — staying on the wrong cost structure is.

FAQs about switching from EZ-Booker

How do I migrate from EZ-Booker to TicketingHub?

Switching costs you an afternoon, not a season. The team migrates your tours, availability and existing bookings free — most operators have their first product live in minutes, with no paid onboarding package to wait on.

Is TicketingHub cheaper than EZ-Booker?

It depends on your volume and OTA mix — so run your own numbers with confidence. TicketingHub is 3% per online booking with nothing else. EZ-Booker's percentage is lower (2% or 1.5%) but adds a subscription, a per-OTA fee and an onboarding fee: smaller or seasonal operators usually pay less with TicketingHub, while very high, steady volumes can favour EZ-Booker's lower percentage.

Can I try TicketingHub before switching from EZ-Booker?

Yes — and it costs nothing to find out. There's no setup fee, so set up your products, test the widget, OTA sync and point of sale, and let real bookings settle it before a full migration.

Stop paying fees that don't sell tickets

Onboarding fees, subscriptions and OTA surcharges don't bring you a single customer — they sit on top of the ones you already won. TicketingHub is 3% when you sell, nothing when you don't. Start free, run it alongside EZ-Booker, and let your own booking volume decide.